Quote Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes View Post
The water is scolding (should have added that) and of course vinegar has a high pH that kills many microorganisms. Obviously water near boiling temperatures is going to permeate through the wood's crack and crevices incinerating any exoskeletons. As far as how sure I am, I have had a few of these branches in cages for almost 3 years without any incidence. Now that I think about, I think Greg Maxwell would just use soap and water on his wild collected branches with a touch of bleach maybe...of course he is out of the Chondro business now from what I hear now.
Vinegar has low, not high ph. But this^ would probably be another effective method at disinfecting. Another option, with an even lower ph, would be good old lemon juice. It would leave your branch smelling better than vinegar too haha.